Packsaddle Trailhead

FS USDA Forest Service · OR · Dispersed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Not recorded
Campfires Not recorded
Boondock Access Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access, season or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Style Boondocking

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

44.98514632, -118.5058662 , OR

Description

Provides access to: Packsaddle Trail #3029 (south) and nearby Christensen Trail #3185 (north). Both are OHV trails, although the Packsaddle Trail turns ceases being open to OHVs at the wilderness boundary (about 1.5 miles from the trailhead).  There are several large dispersed campsites adjacent to this trailhead.   This site is directly adjacent to Blue Mountain National Scenic Byway.

Packsaddle Trail #3029 enters North Fork John Day Wilderness where Wilderness restrictions apply. 

Secondary parking and dispersed campsite:

Secondary parking and dispersed campsite.

Directions: 

From Ukiah, OR follow Forest Road 52 east for about 29 miles to the trailhead on the south side of the road. 

From Granite, OR, travel about 18.5 miles northwest on Forest Road 73/52.  The trailhead is on the left (south) side of the road.

Activities

HIKING HORSEBACK RIDING OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE

Details

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